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6th Week – Building on the foundation
by Gil Fronsdal
Sometimes a metaphor can be useful for clarifying and reinforcing the
instructions for mindfulness meditation. A classic Buddhist metaphor
for a human being is a one-room house with five windows and a
door. The windows and door represent the six senses posited by
Buddhism: the five primary senses we have in the West plus a sixth
sense which perceives what goes on in our minds, our thoughts.
Imagine that you are in the middle of the house sitting in an easy
chair, relaxed and at ease with nothing to do. The windows are open
and the door is open.
A cat peeks its head in the door and then goes away. Soon a bird
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